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LeRoy Butler | Keys to the Game

LeRoy Butler's 'Keys to the Game' vs. 49ers

Each week during the 2010 season, former Packers All-Pro safety LeRoy Butler and Journal Sentinel reporter Tom Silverstein will break down the previous game and look ahead to the next in a pair of videos - "5 Questions" and "X's and O's."

LeRoy Butler, an All-Pro safety for Green Bay in the 1990s and member of the Packers Hall of Fame, will offer his "Keys to the Game" before each game during the 2010 season.

Here's what he thinks about the upcoming Sunday game against the San Francisco 49ers.

1. Stop the running game

I know that Frank Gore is out with a broken hip, but Brian Westbrook and Anthony Dixon can hurt you. You have to be able to tackle these guys better than they did last week against Atlanta when Michael Turner ran over them. The 49ers ran the ball well against Arizona and they’ll try to do it to the Packers.

2. Protect Aaron Rodgers from

LBs Patrick Willis and Takeo Spikes

The 49ers blitz their linebackers a lot and both of them are hard hitters. Protecting Rodgers from those two guys is vital. On the other hand, Rodgers is one of the best quarterbacks in the league when teams blitz him. They can’t let him get hit.

3. Sack Troy Smith at least three times

The defense has to go back to getting three to four sacks a game against its opponent. It puts San Francisco in third and long and sets up the Packers for more turnovers. It will be vital for LB Clay Matthews to get on track and Charles Woodson to have success blitzing from the slot.

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